Introduction to Phenomenology

Introductory volume, presenting the major philosophical doctrines of phenomenology.

Robert Sokolowski (Author)

9780521667920, Cambridge University Press

Paperback, published 28 October 1999

248 pages, 2 b/w illus.
22.9 x 15.3 x 1.7 cm, 0.345 kg

'Sokolowski takes the reader through all the main concepts of phenomenology such as intentionality, temporality, evidence, intuition, and lifeworld, and touches upon certain important structures that phenomenology discovers. You cannot possibly have a simpler, more straightforward, and yet completely dependable exposition.' J. N. Mohanty, Emory University

This book presents the major philosophical doctrines of phenomenology in a clear, lively style with an abundance of examples. The book examines such phenomena as perception, pictures, imagination, memory, language, and reference, and shows how human thinking arises from experience. It also studies personal identity as established through time and discusses the nature of philosophy. In addition to providing a new interpretation of the correspondence theory of truth, the author also explains how phenomenology differs from both modern and postmodern forms of thinking.

Introduction
1. What is intentionality and why is it important?
2. Perception of a cube as a paradigm of conscious experience
3. Three formal structures in phenomenology
4. An initial statement of what phenomenology is
5. Perception, memory, and imagination
6. Words, pictures, and symbols
7. Categorical intentions and objects
8. Phenomenology of the self
9. Temporality
10. The life-world and intersubjectivity
11. Reason, truth, and evidence
12. Eidetic intuition
13. Phenomenology defined
14. Phenomenology in the present historical context
Appendix: phenomenology in the last one hundred years
Select bibliography.

Subject Areas: Phenomenology & Existentialism [HPCF3]